Panic attack? Yes/no??? At a loss

Mental health
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Hey everyone,

I’ve posted here before about missed heartbeats and other strange symptoms I get. But tonight something strange happened...

My partner and I had just finished washing up after dinner and I’d made myself a cup of chamomile tea. I went to sit down in the loungeroom when I felt funny and noticed irregular heartbeats... It lasted maybe 2-3 minutes I got up and spoke to my partner and felt ill. He checked my pulse and said my heart wasn’t beating right. I started to panic - I burst into tears thinking I needed an ambulance. It stopped but the fear remained... I am now shaky with prickly forearms and well needing to use the bathroom heaps... My heart I feel is also I feel beating faster than normal and I can’t sleep... I’m petrified.

I have had tests done on my heart 2x 24 hour holter monitors and an echocardiogram all normal. I figured if I had a dangerous arrhythmia it’d have shown up in the testing... It hasn’t happened in so long and I thought maybe I was getting better but this came I feel out of the blue... I’d been feeling so good lately I decided to have a glass of wine tonight. I had a glass yesterday and nothing like this happened.... 

I do have a lot going on at the moment... 

my partner and I have been fighting and I’ve been getting extremely angry at him and most people lately... My 4 month old has been incredibly difficult and It’s nearly Xmas...

I’m just wondering could it have been a panic attack?

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I really understand where you are at with missed beats! This has been the main symptom of my anxiety for months! It's so scary every time it happens, I've also had ecgs, 24hr heart monitor and everything fine! It doesn't help or make things better because they are so frustrating to live with! I also go to bed with my heart beating out of my chest and struggle to sleep! I've had a run of missed beats last for 2 weeks at a time and still told its all anxiety! Maybe the glass of wine caused a few missed beats? I wouldn't try to worry too much because in my experience worrying makes them x10 times worse! I hope u feel better soon x

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Anyone?

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Hi Stella,

Oh thank you for replying!!! Really? See when I try to look into it people always complain about racing hearts... But mine doesn’t seem to do that. Do your missed beats come in almost “attacks” like they last 1-3 minutes and then subside or just make your heart race? I get these “attacks” and then I’m left in tears & shaking uncontrollably like I’m out in the cold then I’m left thinking I’m going to die and the worst possible scenarios go through my head...

I know that definitely sounds like anxiety..

Thank you ❤️

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It's def anxiety and your worrying only makes it worse! My attacks have lasted for weeks, like missed beats every few mins for weeks at a time! So honestly I wouldn't worry it only makes them worse louise and I know it's easier said than done! x